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The Federal Government has today announced it will not implement the Productivity Commission’s proposed changes to territorial copyright law. The news broke just prior to a rally in Melbourne this morning, organised by the AMWU.
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Strine: The Complete Works of Afferbeck Lauder contains Let Stalk Strine, Nose Tone Unturned, Fraffly Well Spoken and Fraffly Suite, all together in one hilarious volume. In all good bookstores now.
Don’t forget to sing ‘Shoulder Quaint’s Beef Cot’ on Ear’s Eve.
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Those tips should get you comfortably through any social occasion this festive season.
Join us tomorrow as we bring you more useful advice: Ten tips for Fraffly holiday etiquette.
Tiger teasie, but if things do get out of hand, apologise with flares.
Our
for the first half of 2010 is ready. You can (5 Mb) or click on the image below to have a flip through online. It’s a stellar line-up—too much talent to list here. Browse for yourself to see what we mean.The IMPAC Dublin Literary Award is run by Dublin City Libraries, taking nominations from libraries around the world for books published in English. The longlist has just been announced, and we are happy to see a number of books published by Text in the mix:
Politely leave a party: Skew smee. I marfter see Marmon dead now.
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Professor Afferbeck Lauder’s Strine: A strain must appease. Back in print, along with Fraffly Suite and Fraffly Well Spoken. In all good bookstores now.
Decline extra helpings: Thenk smite, but I jess got no ebb tide (or, I monner diet).
Explain your hangover: Split hair dyke—need a cole share Anna laidan. Got stark ender the grog la snite.
Be hospitable: Can I getcher a drink? Snow trarpler tall.
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This month, Text is proud to publish Strine: The complete works of Afferbeck Lauder. A comic masterpiece and a fascinating study of Australian speech, it’ll have you speaking strine in no time.